2004年9月全国公共英语考试三级笔试真题

2004年9月全国公共英语考试三级笔试真题2007-3-2英语网教研组笔试部分答题时间：95分钟姓名：          准考证号：SECTION I Listening Comprehension(25minutes)　　1～25略　　SECTION ⅡUse of English(15minutes)　　Directions:　　Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordorphraseforeachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,C,orDonANSWERSHEET1.　　Text　　After20yearsofmarriage,ahusbandmaystillnotunderstandhiswife.Howisitthatsheisneverata 26 forwords?Howcanshe 27 thenamesofacoupletheymeton 28 yearsago?Nowweknow 29 totellhim:it'sherbrain.　　Althoughthereareobviouslycultural  30  forthedifferencesinemotionsandbehavior, 31  breakthroughresearchrevealsthatthe  32  ofmanypuzzlingdifferencesbetweenmenandwomenmay 33 inthehead.Men'sandwomen'sbrains 34  muchincommon,buttheyaredefinitelynotthesame 35  size,structureorinsight.Broadlyspeaking,awoman'sbrain,likeherbody,istentofifteenpercentsmallerthanaman's, 36  theregionsdedicatedtolanguagemaybemoredensely 37  withbraincells.　　Girlsgenerallyspeakearlierandreadfaster.Thereasonmaybe 38 femalesusebothsidesofthebrainwhentheyread.In 39 ,malesrelyonlyontheleftside.　　Ateveryage,women'smemories  40  men's,Theyhaveagreaterabilityto  41___nameswithfacesthanmendo,andtheyare 42  atrecallinglist.Theeventspeoplerememberbestarethosethatanemotionisattachedto.  43  womenusemoreoftheirrightbrains,which  44  emotions,theymaydothisautomatically.　　Whilewedon'tyetknowwhatallthesefindingsimply,onethingis 45:maleandfe-malebrainsdothesamethings,buttheydothemdifferently.　　26.[A]slip         [B]puzzle          [C]loss           [D]failure　　27.[A]recall       [B]understand      [C]realize        [D]perceive　　28.[A]festival     [B]event           [C]occasion       [D]holiday　　29.[A]what         [B]how             [C]when           [D]where　　30.[A]senses       [B]reasons         [C]purposes       [D]meanings　　31.[A]present      [B]instant         [C]recent         [D]immediate　　32.[A]bottom       [B]basis           [C]root           [D]stem　　33.[A]hide         [B]set             [C]fix            [D]lie　　34.[A]have         [B]share           [C]divide         [D]store　　35.[A]in           [B]at              [C]with           [D]for　　36.[A]yet          [B]hence           [C]thus           [D]then　　57.[A]wrapped      [B]rested          [C]gathered       [D]packed　　38.[A]which        [B]why             [C]that           [D]whether　　39.[A]fact         [B]contrast        [C]addition       [D]consequence　　40.[A]top          [B]match           [C]equal          [D]challenge　　41.[A]mix          [B]combine         [C]join           [D]associate　　42.[A]shier        [B]better          [C]keener         [D]easier　　43.[A]Since        [B]While           [C]Although       [D]Unless　　44.[A]process      [B]promote         [C]perceive       [D]produce　　45.[A]important    [B]mysterious      [C]special        [D]clearPartA　　Directions:　　Readthefollowingthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.　　Text1　　Bumrateisthespeedatwhichastartupbusinessconsumesmoney.Myratewouldbe$50,000amonthwhenmynewmediacompanystarted.So,Ibeganlookingaroundforindividualswhowouldbemyfirstinvestors.“Angelmoney”itwascalled.ButwhenIreviewedmylistofacquaintancestofindthosewhomightbeabletohelp,Ifoundthenumbergotsmall.　　Withnootherchoices,Ibeganmeetingwiththeventure-capitalcompanies.ButIwaswarnedtheytookahugeshareofyourcompanyforthemoneytheyputin.Andifyoustruggled,theycoulddropyoucold.　　AsIwassearchingfor“angelmoney”,IstartedtobuildateamwhotrustedmeeventhoughIdidn'thavemoneyforpaychecksyet.　　BillBeckerwasanexpertincomputerprogrammingandimageprocessingataveryfamousMediaLabatM.I.T.Withhisarrival,mycompanysuddenlyhadamajortechnology“guy”in-house.　　KatherineHenderson,afilmmakerandaformerreal-estatedealer,joinedusasourdirectorofmarketresearch.SteveWhitecameonasoperatingofficer.Hehadworkedforthedeveloperofahome-financesoftware,Quicken.Wegrabbedhim.　　Wehadsomereallygoodpeople,butwestilldidn'thaveenoughmoney.Onenight,myneighbor,LouiseJohnson,cameforavisit.SheandIwereonlynoddingacquaintances,butherboysandourswereconstantcompanions.Sheranaverygoodbusinessatthetime.　　Louisewasbrilliantandmissednothing.Shehadbeenwatchingmyprogressclosely.SheknewIwasdyingformoneyandIhadprospectsbutcouldoffernoguaranteesofsuccess.　　Shetoldmethatherattorneyhadtalkedtomineandthetermshadbeenagreedupon.Shehandedmeanenvelope.Insidewasacheckfor$500,000.　　Ialmostfelldown.Iheardhervoiceasiffromheaven.　　“Ihaveconfidenceinyourplan,”shesaid.“You'11dowell.You'regoingtoworkhardforit,butit'ssatisfyingwhenyoubuildyourowncompany.”　　WhowouldhavethoughtI'dfindanangelsoclosetohome?Therewerenowordssufficientforthemoment.Wejustsaidgoodnight.SheleftandIjuststoodthere,completelyhumbledandcompletelycommitted.　　46.Foranewly-establishedbusiness,bumraterefersto___________.　　[A]thesalaryitpaystoitsstaff　　[B]theinterestitpaystothebank　　[C]thewayinwhichitraisescapital　　[D]thespeedatwhichitspendsmoney　　47.By"Angelmoney",theauthorrefersto__________.　　[A]themoneyborrowedfrombanks　　[B]themoneyspenttopromotesales　　[C]themoneyraisedfromclosefriends　　[D]themoneyneededtostartabusiness　　48.Togethelpfromaventure-capitalcompany,youmayhaveto__________.　　[A]putupwithunfairterms　　[B]changeyourbusinessline　　[C]enlargeyourbusinessscope　　[D]letthemoperateyourbusiness　　49.Theauthoreasilybuiltateamforhiscompanybecause__________.　　[A]theywereunderpaidattheirpreviousjobs　　[B]theywereturneddownbyothercompanies　　[C]theywereconfidentoftheauthorandhisbusiness                 　　[D]theyweresatisfiedwiththesalariesinhiscompany　　50.Louisedecidedtolendmoneytotheauthorbecause__________.　　[A]shewantedtojoinhiscompany　　[B]sheknewhewouldbuildateam　　[C]sheknewhisplanwouldsucceed　　[D]shewantedtohelppromotehissales　　Text2　　Nearlyall“speedreading”courseshavea“pacing”element--sometimingdevicewhichletsthestudentknowhowmanywordsaminuteheisreading.Youcandothissimplybylookingatyourwatchevery5or10minutesandnotingdownthepagenumberyouhavereached.Checktheaveragenumberofwordsperpagefortheparticularbookyouarereading.Howdoyouknowwhen 5minuteshaspassedonyourwatchifyouarebusyreadingthebook?Well,thisisdifficultatfirst.Afriendcanhelpbytimingyouoverasetperiod,oryoucanreadwithinhearingdistanceofapub-licclockwhichstrikesthequarterhours.Paceyourselfeverythreeorfourdays,alwayswiththesamekindofeasy,generalinterestbooks.Youshouldsoonnoticeyouraccustomedw.p.m.ratecreepingup.　　Obviouslythereislittlepointinincreasingyourw.p.m.rateifyoudonotunderstandwhatyouarereading.Whenyouareconsciouslytryingtoincreaseyourreadingspeed,stopaftereverychapter(ifyouarereadinganovel)oreverysectionorgroupoftenortwelvepages(ifitisatext-book)andaskyourselfafewquestionsaboutwhatyouhavebeenreading.Ifyoufindyouhavelostthethreadofthestory,oryoucannotrememberclearlythedetailsofwhatwassaid,rereadthesectionorchapter.　　Youcanalsotry“lightningspeed”exercisefromtimetotime.Takefourorfivepagesofthegeneralinterestbookyouhappentobereadingandreadthemasfastasyoupossiblycan.Donotbotheraboutwhetheryouunderstandornot.Nowgobackandreadthematwhatyoufeeltobeyour"normal"w.p.m.rate,therateatwhichyoucancomfortablyunderstand.Aftera‘lightningspeed'readingthrough(probably600w.p.m.)youwillusuallyfindthatyour“normal”speedhasincreased-perhaps.byasmuchas50-100w.p.m.Thisisthetechniquesportsmenusewhentheyusuallyrunfurtherintrainingthantheywillhavetoonthedayofthebigrace.　　51.Accordingtothepassage,a“pacing”device_________.　　[A]isusedtotimestudent'sreadingspeed　　[B]is.notusedinmost,speedreadingcourses　　[C]isusedas.anaidtovocabularylearning　　[D]shouldbeusedwheneverwereadalone　　52.Inspeedreading,lookingatyourwatchevery5or10minutes_________.　　[A]avoidstheneedforreadingfaster　　[B]isnotthesameaspacing　　[C]mayseemunworkableatfirst　　[D]helpsyoutorememberyourpagenumber　　53.Whenyouarereadinganovel,youshouldcheckyourunderstandingofthecontentafter_______.　　[A]everychapter　　[B]everysection　　[C]everyfourorfivepages　　[D]everytenortwelvepages           　　54.Thepurposeofthe“lightningspeed”exerciseisto_________.　　[A]increaseyourspeedbyscanningthetextfirst　　[B]testyourmaximumreadingspeed　　[C]helpyouunderstandmoreofthecontentofthebook　　[D]enableyoutowinreadingracesagainstyourfriends　　55.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe_________.　　[A]HintsforSuccessfulReading　　[B]HintsforSpeedReading　　[C]EffectiveReading　　[D]LightningSpeedExercisesText3　　Thereisonedifferencebetweenthesexesonwhichvirtuallyeveryexpertandstudyagree:menaremoreaggressivethanwomen.Itshowsupin2-year-olds.Itcontinuesthroughschooldaysandpersistsintoadulthood.Itisevenconstantacrosscultures.Andthereislittledoubtthatitisrootedinbiologyinthemalesexhormonetestosterone.Ifthere'safemininetraitthat'sthecounterpartofmaleaggressiveness,it'swhatsocialscien-tistsawkwardlyrefertoas"nurturance".Feministshavearguedthatthenurturingnatureofwomenisnotbiologicalinorigin,butratherhasbeendrummedintowomenbyasocietythatwantedtokeeptheminthehome.Butthesignsthatitisatleastpartlyinbornaretoonumeroustoignore.Justastinyinfantgirlsrespondmorereadilytohumanfaces,femaletoddlerslearnmuchfasterthanmaleshowtopickupnonverbalcuesfromothers.Andgrownwomenarefarmoreadeptthanmenatinterpretingfacialexpressions:ArecentstudybyUniversityofPennsylvaniabrainresearcherRu-benGurshowedthattheyeasilyreademotionssuchasanger,sadnessandfear.Theonlysuche-motionmencouldpickupwasdisgust.　　Whatdifferencedosuchdifferencesmakeintherealworld?Amongotherthings,women appeartobesomewhatlesscompetitive--oratleastcompetitiveindifferentways--thanmen.AttheHarvardLawSchool,forinstance,femalestudentsenterwithcredentialsjustasoutstandingasthoseoftheirmalepeers.Buttheydon'tqualifyfortheprestigiousLawReviewinproportionatenumbers,afactsomeschoolofficialsattributetowomen'sdiscomfortintheincrediblycompetitiveatmosphere.　　Studentsofmanagementstyleshavefoundfewerdifferencesthantheyexpectedbetweenmenandwomenwhoreachleadershippositions,perhapsbecausemanysuccessfulwomendeliberatelyimitatemasculineways.ButananalysisbyPurduesocialpsychologistAliceEaglyof166studiesofleadershipstyledidfindoneconsistentdifference:Mentendtobemore“autocratic”-makingdecisionsontheirown--whilewomentendtoconsultcolleaguesandsubordinatesmoreoften.    Studiesofbehaviorinsmallgroupsturnupevenmoredifferences.Menwilltypicallydomi-natethediscussion,saysUniversityofTorontopsychologistKennethDion,spendingmoretimetalkingandlesstimelistening.　　56.Thepassagemainlydiscusses__________.　　[A]howsexdifferencesaredemonstratedinsocialrelations　　[B]howhormonedeterminessexdifferences　　[C]whytherearedifferencesbetweenmalesandfemales　　[D]whymenandwomenhavedifferentsocialroles　　57.Whichofthefollowingistrueofwomen'snurturingnatureaccordingtothepassage?　　[A]Itisnotinborninanysense.　　[B]Itisinspiredbywomen'sfamilies.　　[C]Itiscausedbysocialprejudice.　　[D]Itispartlybiologicalinorigin.　　58.TheHarvardLawSchoolexampleinparagraph3suggeststhat_________.　　[A]womenarenotascompetitiveasmen　　[B]lawisnotthefightprofessionforwomen　　[C]womenareasexcellentasmenwhentheyareyoung　　[D]academiccredentialsaredisproportionatetoperformance　　59.Whichofthefollowingstatementistreeaccordingtoparagraph4?　　[A]Menleadersshouldconsultcolleaguesandsubordinatesmoreoften.　　[B]Femaleleaders'successisduetotheirimitatingmaleleaders.　　[C]Menandwomenaredifferentintheirleadershipstyle.　　[D]Decisivenessisanimportantqualityforasuccessfulpolitician.　　60.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthewriter_________.　　[A]deniesthedifferencesexesmakeinreallife　　[B]isprejudicedagainstmen　　[C]discourageswomentobecompetitive　　[D]treatssexdifferenceobjectively　　PartB　　Directions:　　Readthetextsfromanarticleinwhichfivepeopletalkedaboutenergyandmakinguseofit.Forquestions61to65,matchthenameofeachspeakertooneofthestatements(AtoG)givenbelow.MarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET1.　　Jackson:　　Viewedfromascientist'sstandpoint,alloftheenergycontainedinfueleithernoworinthefuturebecomesheat.Someoftheheatisuseddirectlyorproducesusefulwork.Therestislostorrejected.Thatistosay,itisradiatedintotheatmospherefromtheengines,motors,furnaces,powerlines,televisionsets,boilersandalltheotherenergy-consumingmachinerythatmakesourwheelsgoaround.　　Browning:　　Itisnecessarytoimprovetheefficiencywith.whichweuseenergyinordertodomorework.Butimprovementcannotcomeovernight,andtherearelimitsbeyondwhichnotevensciencecanhelp.AccordingtotheCenterforStrategicandInternationalstudies,aboutthreequartersoftheenergyweusetomovethings,includingourselves,accomplishesnousefulwork.　　Jeffrey:　　Intermsofefficiency,buses,trains,andotherformsofpublictransportationmaybeusingen-ergymoreefficientlythanprivateautomobiles.Unlessprivateautomobilescanoperateatnearcapacity,theiroverallefficiencyispoor.Forexample,anurbanbuscarrying36passengersmayachieveanefficiencyofaround120passenger-milespergallonofgasoline.Butbusesarenotal-waysfullyloaded,andsometimestheycarrynopassengersatall.　　Vandenberg:　　Itistruethatbusescansometimesrunwithoutpassengers.Citytrainsseemtobeveryeffi-cient,buttheysufferthesameshortcomingsasbusesandcostmore.Exceptforrushhours,com-mutertrainsseldomrunatfullcapacity.Thiswastesevenmoreenergyandismorethanthemanagementcanafford.Asaresult,commutertrainsaretrulypracticalonlyinplaceswheretherearealotofpeople.　　Nathan:　　Forsomepeople,masstransportationmayservetheirneeds.Forothers,acombinationofmasstransportationandprivatetransportationmaybepreferable.Betterdesignandwiseuseofbothmasstransportationsystemsandprivatevehicleswillplayanimportantpartinhelpingusmakefull-eruseofenergyfortransportation.　　Nowmatcheachofthepersons(61to65)totheappropriatestatement.　　Note:therearetwoextrastatements.　　Statements　　61.Jackson       [A]Citytrainsandbuseshavedifferentfaultstoovercome.　　62.Browning      [B]Theefficiencyofthecitytraindependsonthesizeofpopulation.　　63.Jeffrey       [C]Publictransportationisusuallymoreenergy-efficient.　　64.Vandenberg    [D]Privatecarsusuallyrunatfullcapacity.　　65.Nathan        [E]Nofuelenergyisfullyused.　　                  [F]Acombinedmeansoftransportcanhelpincreaseenergyefficiency.　　                  [G]Problemsofenergylosscanneverbecompletelysolved.SECTIONIV Writing(40minutes)Directions:　　YoushouldwriteyourresponsestobothPartAandPartBofthissectiononANSWERSHEET2.　　PartA　　66.Youhavereadthejobadvertisementbelowinanewspaperandyouwanttoapplyforthejob.Writealetterofapplicationtothemanagerofthecompany,Mr.Meed,givingallthenecessarypersonalinformation.Youshouldwriteapproximately100words. 　　Donotsignyourownnameattheendofyourletter.Use“WangLin”instead.Youdonotneedtowritetheaddress.　　PartB　　67.Hereisapictureofatrafficaccidentcausedbyamancrossingthestreetinahurry.Writeanessayofapproximately120wordsdescribingtheaccidentandgivingyourcommentonit.THISISTHEENDOFTHETEST.（注：可编辑下载，若有不当之处，请指正，谢谢!）推荐精选推荐精选推荐精选