2017年公共英语三级试题（英语知识运用）4套 （2）

Historians tend to tell the same joke when they are describing history education in America. It’s the one 1 the teacher standing in the schoolroom door 2 goodbye to students for the summer and calling 3 them, "By the way, we won World War II."

The problem with the joke, of course, is that it’s 4 funny. The recent surveys on 5 illiteracy (无知) are beginning to numb(令人震惊): nearly one third of American 17-year-olds cannot even 6 which countries the United States 7 against in that war. One third have no 8 when the Declaration of Independence was 9 . One third thought Columbus reached the New World after 1750. Two thirds cannot correctly 10 the Civil War between 1850 and 1900. 11 when they get the answers right, some are 12 guessing.

Unlike math or science, ignorance of history cannot be 13 connected to loss of international 14 . But it does affect our future 15 a democratic nation and as individuals. The 16 news is that there is growing agreement 17 what is wrong with the 18 of history and what needs to be 19 to fix it. The steps are tentative (尝试性的) 20 yet to be felt in most classrooms.

1. A) about B) in C) for D) by

2. A) shaking B) waving C) nodding D) speaking

3. A) in B) after C) for D) up

4. A) rarely B) so C) too D) not

5. A) historical B) educational C) cultural D) political

6. A) distinguish B) acknowledge C) identify D) convey

7. A) defeated B) attacked C) fought D) struck

8. A) sense B) doubt C) reason D) idea

9. A) printed B) signed C) marked D) edited

10. A) place B) judge C) get D) lock

11. A) Even B) Though C) Thus D) So

12. A) hardly B) just C) still D) ever

13. A) exclusively B) practically C) shortly D) directly

14. A) competitiveness B) comprehension C) community D) commitment

15. A) of B) for C) with D) as

16. A) fine B) nice C) surprising D) good

17. A) to B) with C) on D) of

18. A) consulting B) coaching C) teaching D) instructing

19. A) done 　 B) dealt C) met D) reached

20. A) therefore B) or C) and D) as

[完形填空答案]

1.A about 2. B waving 3.B after 4.D not 5.A historical

6.C identify 7.C fought 8.D idea 9.B signed 10.A place

11. A Even 12.B just 13. D directly 14. A competitiveness 15.D as

16. D good 17.C on 18. C teaching 19. A done 20.C and

 

One summer night, on my way home from work I decided to see a movie. I knew the theatre would be air-conditioned and I couldn’t face my 1 apartment.

Sitting in the theatre I had to look through the 2 between the two tall heads in front of me. I had to keep changing the 3 every time she leaned over to talk to him, 4 he leaned over to kiss her. Why do Americans display such 5 in a public place?

I thought the movie would be good for my English, but 6 it turned out, it

was an Italian movie 7 about an hour I decided to give up on the movie and 8 on my popcorn (爆玉米花). I’ve never understood why they give you so much popcorn! It tasted pretty good, 9 . After a while I heard 10 more of the romantic-sounding Italians. I just heard the 11 of the popcorn crunching (咀嚼) between my teeth. My thought started to 12 I remembered when I was in South Korea (韩国), I 13 to watch Kojak on TV frequently. He spoke perfect Korean — I was really amazed. He seemed like a good friend to me, 14 I saw him again in New York speaking 15 English instead of perfect Korean. He didn’t even have a Korean accent and I 16 like I had been betrayed.

When our family moved to the United States six years ago, none of us spoke any English. 17 we had begun to learn a few words, my mother suggested that we all should speak English at home. Everyone agreed, but our house became very 18 and we all seemed to avoid each other. We sat at the dinner table in silence, preferring that to 19 in a difficult language. Mother tried to say something in English but it 20 out all wrong and we all burst into laughter and decided to forget it! We’ve been speaking Korean at home ever since.

1. A. warm B. hot

C. heated D. cool

2. A. crack B. blank

C. break D. opening

3. A. aspect B. view

C. space D. angle

4. A. while B. whenever

C. or D. and

5. A. attraction B. attention

C. affection D. motion

6. A. since B. when

C. what D. as

7. A. within B. after

C. for D. over

8. A. concentrate B. chew

C. fix D. taste

9. A. too B. still

C. though D. certain

10. A. much B. any

C. no D. few

11. A. voice B. sound

C. rhythm D. tone

12. A. wonder B. wander

C. imagine D. depart

13. A. enjoyed B. happened

C. turned D. used

14. A. until B. because

C. then D. therefore

15. A. artificial B. informal

C. perfect D. practical

16. A. felt B. looked

C. seemed D. appeared

17. A. While B. If

C. Before D. Once

18. A. empty B. quiet

C. stiff D. calm

19. A. telling B. uttering

C. saying D. speaking

20. A. worked B. got

C. came D. made

　　答案：B A D C C D B A C C

B B D A C A C B D C

More than forty thousand readers told us what they looked for in close friendships, what they expected 1 friends, what they were willing to give in 2 , and how satisfied they were 3 the quality of their friendships. The 4 give little comfort to social critics.

Friendship 5 to be a unique form of 6 bonding. Unlike marriage or the ties that 7 parents and children, it is not defined or regulated by 8 . Unlike other social roles that we are expected to 9 — as citizens, employees, members of professional societies and 10 organizations — it has its own principle, which is to promote 11 of warmth, trust, love, and affection 12 two people.

The survey on friendship appeared in the March 13 of Psychology Today. The findings 14 that issues of trust and betrayal (背叛) are 15 to friendship. They also suggest that our readers do not 16 who are 17 like them, but find many 18 differ in race, religion, and ethnic (种族的) background. Arguably the most important 19 that emerges from the 20 , is not something that we found — but what we did not.

1. A. to B. for

C. of D. on

2. A. return B. reply

C. addition D. turn

3. A. about B. with

C. of D. by

4. A. effects B. expectations

C. results D. consequences

5. A. appears B. feels

C. leads D. sounds

6. A. civil B. human

C. mankind D. individual

7. A. attract B. attach

C. control D. bind

8. A. rule B. discipline

C. law D. regulation

9. A. play B. keep

C. show D. do

10. A. those B. all

C. any D. other

11. A. interests B. feelings

C. friendship D. impressions

12. A. on B. in

C. for D. between

13. A. print B. copy

C. issue D. publication

14. A. confirm B. resolve

C. assure D. secure

15. A. main B. central

C. neutral D. nuclear

16. A. ask B. appeal

C. call D. look

17. A. more B. less

C. most D. least

18. A. friends B. what

C. people D. who

19. A. summary B. decision

C. conclusion D. claim

20. A. yet B. still

C. moreover D. however

答案：C A B C A B D C A D

B D C A B D C D C D

One day a police officer manager to get some fresh mushrooms.He was so 1 what he had bought that he offered to 2 the mushrooms with his brother officers.When their breakfast arrived the next day, each officer found some mushrooms on his plate.

“Let the dog 3 a piece first,”suggested one 4 officer who was afraid that the mushrooms might be poisonous.The dog seemed to 5 his mushrooms, and the officers then began to eat their meal saying that the mushrooms had a very strang 6 quite pleasant taste.

An hour 7 , however, they were all astonished when the gardener rushed on and said 8 the dog was dead. 9 , the officers jumpedsintostheir cars and rushedsintosthe nearest hospital.Pumps (泵) were used and the officers had a very 10 time getting rid of the mushrooms that 11 in their stomachs.When they 12 to the police station, they sat down and started to 13 the mushroom poisoning.Each man explained the pains that he had felt and they agreed that 14 had grown worse on their 15 to the hospital.The gardener was called to tell the way 16 the poor dog had died.“Did it 17 much before death?”asked one of the officers, 18 very pleased that he had escaped a 19 death himself.“No,”answered the gardener looker rather 20 .“It was killed the moment a car hit it.”

1.A.sure of B.careless aboutC.pleased with D.disappointed at

2.A.share B.grow C.wash D.cook

3.A.check B.smell C.try D.examine

4.A.frightened B.shy C.cheerful D.careful

5.A.refuse B.hate C.want D.enjoy

6.A.besides B.but C.and D.or

7.A.later B.after C.past D.over

8.A.cruelly B.curiously C.seriously D.finally

9.A.Immediately B.Carefully C.Suddenly D.Slowly

10.A.hard B.busyC.exciting D.unforgettable

11.A.stopped B.dropped C.settled D.remained

12.A.hurried B.drove C.went D.returned

13.A.study B.discuss C.record D.remember

14.A.this B.these C.it D.they

15.A.road B.street C.way D.direction

16.A.how B.in that C.which D.in which

17.A.suffer B.eat C.harm D.spit

18.A.to feel B.feeling C.felt D.having felt

19.A.strange B.painful C.peaceful D.natural

20.A.happy B.interested C.surprised D.Excited

1.【答案】C【解析】从上文中managed to get(表示好不容易买到新鲜蘑菇)，及后文offer to (=express willingness to)可知此处应选C项，意为：对……感到满意(=satisfied with)。

2.【答案】A【解析】有下文所发生的一切可知，此处应选A项，表示要与brother officers一起分享蘑菇的美味。

3.【答案】C【解析】try a piece = try eating a piece.蘑菇的毒性是闻不出来的，故排除B项，另外可参见下文(这只狗吃了蘑菇)。

4.【答案】D【解析】这位军官建议先让狗吃吃看，担心蘑菇会有毒，由此可见他很细心。

5.【答案】D【解析】从下文“the officers then began to eat their meal”可知，这只狗enjoy (eating)his mushroom。

6.【答案】B【解析】修饰名词taste的两个形容词之间存在转折关系，故应选but, besides是介词不能连接形容词。

7.【答案】A【解析】An hour later = After an hour表示一个小时后。

8.【答案】C【解析】警官们大为吃惊，因为园丁冲进来，很严肃很认真地说那条狗死了。

9.【答案】A【解析】一听到狗死了，警官们立刻跳进车内，急驶向医院，C项表示没有思想就发生了，故应排除。

10.【答案】A【解析】用洗胃器清除胃里的蘑菇，肯定是不好受的。Have a hard time (in) doing sth. = have difficulty (in) doing sth.。

11.【答案】D【解析】remained in their stomachs = were left in their stomachs残留在胃里的蘑菇。

12.【答案】D【解析】Return = go back表示从医院回到警察局。

13.【答案】B【解析】有下文可知，他们回来后开始讨论所吃蘑菇的毒性。

14.【答案】B【解析】these指代pains,而they指代警官。

15.【答案】C【解析】on one?s way to在去某地的途中。

16.【答案】D【解析】当先行词为way时，其定语从句引导词不用how,而应用in which。that在从句中也可表方式作状语，亦可将引导词省去。

17.【答案】A【解析】警官们以为狗是中毒死的，所以问：“狗死前，它遭受了很多痛苦吗?”

18.【答案】B【解析】feeling作谓语动词asked的伴随状语。to feel可作目的状语，但不用逗号;felt缺少连词and,以构成并列谓语;having left表示发生在谓语的动作之前的动作，作原因或时间状语。

19.【答案】B【解析】中毒死是痛苦的，且上下文中用了suffer一词。

20.【答案】C【解析】园丁对警官问的问题感到吃惊，因为他知道狗死的真相——被撞死的。