2011年3月公共英语三级试题及答案

SECTION1ListeningComprehension(25minutes)1～25略SECTIONⅡUseofEnglish(15minutes)Directions：Readthefollowingtext．ChoosethebestwordorphraseforeachnumberedblankandmarkA，B，C，orDonANSWERSHEET1．Whatmightthehouseofthefuturebelike?Gracecantell．MoreformallyknownastheMicrosoftHome，herhigh—techdevices，alongwith26indesignandconstruction，willchangethe27wethinkaboutourhomes．Youenterthehouse，andGrace’s28，comingfromhiddenspeakers，passesonyourmessages；Inthekitchen，yousetabagofflourontheintelligently29stonecounter．Graceseeswhatyou’re30，andprojectsalistofflour—basedfoodonthecounter．31youchooseon，Gracerepeatsinstructionstorcooking．She32knowswhat’Sinthecupboard．Thedaywhenyourhouse、viiibelikeafamilymemberisnotthatfaroff．This330fseamlesscomputing，inwhichtechnologyiseverywhereyetnowhere(34whenwewantit)，isemphasizedinmostfuture—homethinking．Microsoft，35，isn’ttheonlyoneexploring36technologycanmakeourhomesmore37andcomfortable．AttheGeorgiaInstituteofTechnology，scientistsare38systemsthatwillallowolderpeopletocontinueliving39．SoGrandma’shomecanbeintelligentlywiredto40herpatternsofwake，sleepandmovement；familymemberswouldbe4lofanychangesviacomputer．DoesspyingonGrandmasound42?DirectorBethMynattsays“Agoodbitofour43hasbeenworkingonhowtoconveyinformationwithout44privacy．Wealsodon’twanttocreate45anxiety．Maybeshejusttookaquietdaytoread，andthesystemwouldhavetorecognizethat．”26．[A]promotions[B]applications[C]practices[D]advances27．[A]way[B]manner[C]style[D]scope28[A]image[B]figure[C]voice[D]sound29．[A]disposed[B]shaped[C]engineered[D]conditioned30．[A]saying[B]feeling[C]searching[D]doing32[A]Before[B]Once[C]Since[D]Unless32．[A]even[B]thus[C]yet[D]only33[A]hope[B]passion[C]faith[D]notion34．[A]perhaps[B]except[C]provided[D]especially35．[A]therefore[B]likewise[C]however[D]moreover36．[A]how[B]whether[C]what[D]why37．[A]fashionable[B]complicated[C]efficient[D]attractive38．[A]decorating[B]designing[C]delivering[D]debating39．[A]independently[B]enthusiastically[C]colorfully[D]satisfactorily40．[A]receive[B]recognize[C]represent[D]review41．[A]warned[B]relieved[C]advised[D]informed42．[A]interesting[B]boring[C]disturbing[D]appealing43．[A]analysis[B]research[C]concern[D]focus44．[A]sacrificing[B]affecting[C]preventing[D]losing45．[A]unusual[B]unfortunate[C]uncertain[D]unnecessarySECTIONⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)PartADirections：Readthefollowingthreetexts．AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA，B，CorD．MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1．Text1WheneverCatherineBrown，a37-year．oldjournalist，andherfriends，professionalsintheir30sandearly40s，meetataLondoncaf6，theirfavoritetopicofconversationisrelationships：men’sreluctancetocommit，women’sindependence，andwhentohavechildren--or，increasingly，whethertohavethematall．“Withtheyearspassingmychancesofhavingachildgodown，butIWon’tmaltyanyonejusttohaveachild，”saysBrown．TopeoplelikeBrown，babiesaregreat_ifthetimingisright．Butthey’recertainlynotessential．Inmuchoftheworld，havingkidsisnolongeragiven．“Neverbeforehaschildlessnessbeenanunderstandabledecisionforwomenandmeninsomanysocieties，”saysFrankHakimattheLondonSchoolofEconomics．Youngpeopleareextendingtheirchild—freeadulthoodbypostponingchildrenuntiltheyarewellintotheir30s．oreven40sandbeyond．Agrowingshareareendingupwithnochildrenatall．LifetimechildlessnessinwesternGer-manyhashit30percentamonguniversity—educatedwomen，andisrapidlyrisingamonglower—classmen．InBritain，thenumberofwomenremainingchildlesshasdoubledin20years．Thelatesttrendofchildlessnessdoesnotfollowhistoricpatterns．ForcenturiesitwasnotunusualforaquarterofEuropeanwomentoremainchildless．Butinthepast．childlessnesswasusuallytheproductofpovertyordisaster．ofmissingmenintimesofwar．Todaythedecisiontohave—ornothave——achildistheresultofacomplexcombinationoffactors，includingrelationships，careerOpportunities，lifestyleandeconomics．Insomecaseschildlessnessamongwomencanbeseenasaquietformofprotest．InJapan，supportforworkingmothershardlyexists．Childcareisexpensive，mendon’thelpout，andsomecompaniesstronglydiscouragemothersfromreturningtowork．“InJapan，it'scareerorchild，”sayswriterKaoriHaishi．It’snotjustwomenwhoaredecidingagainstchildren；accordingtoare-centstudy，Japanesemenareevenlessinclinedtomarryorwantachild．Theirmotivations，though，mayhavemoretodowitheconomicfactors．46．CatherineBrownandherfriendsfeelthathavingchildrenisnot__________．[A]totallywise[B]ahugeproblem[C]arationalchoice[D]absolutelynecessary47．ItCanbeinferredthat，formanywomen，havingbabiesnowadaysis__________．[A]ahardcommitment[B]helpfultotheircareer[C]essentialforhappiness[D]anunderstandabledecision48．Intheolddays。manywomenremainedchildless__________[A]asaquietformofprotest[B]becauseoflackofsupport[C]becauseofunfortunatecircumstances[D]becausetheylackedsocialresponsibility49．Welearnthatchildlessnessatpresent__________．[A]affectsEuropemorethanitdoesAsia[B]producesmorebenefitsthaninthepast[C]ismoreawoman’sdecisionthanaman’s[D]ismorecomplexinitscausethanthatinthepast50．Accordingtothetext，whenaJapanesemandecidesnottohavechildren，heprobablyfeelsunableto__________．[A]helpwithhousework[B]affordtohav